DENVER -- The man accused of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams now faces murder charges in another slaying.
Willie D. Clark, 25, was indicted Wednesday in the December 2006 shooting death of Kalonniann Louisa James Clark. Prosecutors said they don't believe the two were related.
Also indicted in Kalonniann Clark's death was Brian Hicks, 29, who police say owned an SUV that was used in Williams' drive-by slaying on New Year's Day 2007.
Willie Clark faces 39 counts, including murder, in Williams' slaying. He hasn't entered a plea.
Authorities say Kalonniann Clark, 28, had survived a previous shooting and was scheduled to testify against her alleged assailant at the time she was killed on Dec. 6, 2006.
Police said at the time that several men broke into her home and she was trying to flee when she was shot.
The new indictment accuses Willie Clark of hiring Shun Birch, 27, to help him kill Kalonniann Clark. The indictment says Willie Clark was acting on Hicks' orders.
Clark and Hicks were both indicted on charges of murder, solicitation to commit murder, conspiracy to commit murder and witness intimidation in Kalonniann Clark's slaying. Clark also faces a burglary charge.
Birch was indicted on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and burglary.
It wasn't known if any of the men had attorneys. The Denver jail doesn't record that information or relay requests for comment to inmates.
